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活现眼
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活现眼

活现眼 — “To make a fool of oneself”

活现眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fool of oneself”. To disgrace oneself publicly; to lose face.

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活现眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

活现眼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
现
xiàn8appear, present, current
眼
yǎn11eye, insight, hole, crucial point

Example Sentence with 活现眼

他平时就很粗心,这次表演活现眼,把台词都忘光了
He is usually careless; this time he made a fool of himself during the performance, forgetting all his lines.

Idioms Related to 活现眼

Synonyms of 活现眼

  • diū丢rén人xiàn现yǎn眼make a spectacle of oneself

More idioms starting with 活

  • huó活bù不huó活,,sǐ死bù不sǐ死neither living nor dying
  • huó活dào到lǎo老,,xué学dào到lǎo老Never too old to learn
  • huó活bō剥shēng生tūn吞mechanically copy or imitate without understanding
  • huó活tiān天yuān冤wang枉to suffer a grievous injustice
  • huó活xué学huó活yòng用learn diligently and apply creatively
  • huó活xíng形huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活po泼tiān天jī机unleash natural vitality and spirit
  • huó活líng灵huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活yǎn眼huó活xiàn现extremely lifelike and vivid
  • huó活yǎn眼xiàn现bào报immediate retribution
  • huó活shén神huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活bèng蹦luàn乱tiào跳active, lively, and full of vigor

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Questions about 活现眼

What does 活现眼 mean?

活现眼 (huó xiàn yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fool of oneself”.

How do you pronounce 活现眼?

活现眼 is pronounced huó xiàn yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 活现眼?

真正出丑丢脸

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